Alan Whitehead is going into his second year as the
assistant varsity coach for the men’s basketball
program at Southern Virginia University. He played basketball
for Ricks College (now BYU-Idaho) where he was an NJCAA Academic
All-American. Whitehead previously coached in the new Athletics
program at BYU-Idaho after intercollegiate sports were
eliminated.

Whitehead also serves as the Director of Admissions for
the university responsible for the enrollment of all new students.
He is currently a Ph.D student studying Industrial/Organizational
Psychology. He plans to focus his dissertation research on Positive
Psychology and Humor Studies. He earned an MBA from Argosy
University in Denver and his undergraduate degree in Business
Management from BYU-Idaho. Whitehead served as an LDS missionary in
Houston, Texas.

Alan and his wife, Nina, reside in Buena Vista with their
daughter, Azalea.